The Constitution

Taking Sexual Assault Seriously: The Rape Kit Backlog and Human Rights

Type: Subcommittee Hearing

Date: Wednesday, May 20th, 2015

Time: 02:30pm

Location: Dirksen 226

Presiding: Senator Cornyn

Member Statements

Ranking Member Chuck Grassley

R, IA

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Senator Patrick Leahy

D, VT

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Witnesses

Mrs. Debbie Smith

Sexual Assault Survivor

Founder, Hope Exists After Rape Trauma (HEART)

Williamsburg, VA

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Mr. Scott Berkowitz

Founder and President

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)

Washington, D.C.

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Mr. Skylor Hearn

Assistant Director

Texas Department of Public Safety

Austin, TX

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The Honorable Lisa Madigan

Attorney General

State of Illinois

Chicago , IL

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Ms. Sarah Haacke Byrd

Managing Director

Joyful Heart Foundation

New York, NY

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